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Thursday, 23rd February, 2012

St Pat’s pleads for accommodation help

By Craig Brealey

A swag under the stars might be the only accommodation available in the city over the Saint Patrick’s race weekend unless locals can throw their doors open  to the visitors.

There’s just under a month to go to the St Patrick’s races and already all the accommodation that Broken Hill has to offer has been booked.

The big race day always stretches the city’s capacity to house visitors but this year it’s close to bursting due to a combination of things.